Ginger
#3,296 for girls in 2025, 47 births · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #3,941
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1971 · 1,670 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 46,218since 1913
Ginger over time
Rank among girls' names. Ginger has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,296 | 47 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,516 | 44 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,274 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,278 | 49 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,390 | 46 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,281 | 47 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,891 | 57 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,782 | 61 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,744 | 62 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,966 | 56 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,619 | 68 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,304 | 80 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,064 | 93 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,807 | 112 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,679 | 125 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,513 | 148 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,405 | 168 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,664 | 134 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,385 | 174 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,567 | 138 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,392 | 154 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,528 | 131 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,463 | 134 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,425 | 134 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,585 | 117 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,617 | 109 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,573 | 107 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,405 | 122 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,562 | 103 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,577 | 99 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,531 | 100 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,394 | 116 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,325 | 126 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,138 | 155 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,154 | 153 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,175 | 146 | — | |
| 1989 | #995 | 173 | — | |
| 1988 | #824 | 221 | — | |
| 1987 | #766 | 235 | — | |
| 1986 | #639 | 289 | — | |
| 1985 | #580 | 336 | — | |
| 1984 | #476 | 431 | — | |
| 1983 | #407 | 528 | — | |
| 1982 | #346 | 683 | — | |
| 1981 | #329 | 720 | — | |
| 1980 | #324 | 751 | — | |
| 1979 | #315 | 758 | — | |
| 1978 | #244 | 995 | — | |
| 1977 | #259 | 952 | — | |
| 1976 | #226 | 1,079 | — | |
| 1975 | #225 | 1,076 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #198 | 1,281 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #202 | 1,271 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #210 | 1,317 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #187 | 1,670 | — | |
| 1970 | #226 | 1,381 | — | |
| 1969 | #235 | 1,276 | — | |
| 1968 | #236 | 1,191 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #244 | 1,161 | — | |
| 1966 | #247 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1965 | #257 | 1,110 | — | |
| 1964 | #258 | 1,183 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #253 | 1,225 | — | |
| 1962 | #261 | 1,185 | — | |
| 1961 | #280 | 1,083 | — | |
| 1960 | #266 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1959 | #266 | 1,091 | — | |
| 1958 | #292 | 953 | — | |
| 1957 | #276 | 1,005 | — | |
| 1956 | #280 | 973 | — | |
| 1955 | #301 | 845 | — | |
| 1954 | #290 | 859 | — | |
| 1953 | #284 | 860 | — | |
| 1952 | #266 | 903 | — | |
| 1951 | #267 | 866 | — | |
| 1950 | #303 | 657 | — | |
| 1949 | #300 | 665 | — | |
| 1948 | #317 | 600 | — | |
| 1947 | #302 | 684 | — | |
| 1946 | #301 | 596 | — | |
| 1945 | #369 | 362 | — | |
| 1944 | #398 | 317 | — | |
| 1943 | #412 | 313 | — | |
| 1942 | #491 | 229 | — | |
| 1941 | #459 | 226 | — | |
| 1940 | #474 | 202 | — | |
| 1939 | #520 | 165 | — | |
| 1938 | #586 | 138 | — | |
| 1937 | #529 | 156 | — | |
| 1936 | #469 | 188 | — | |
| 1935 | #592 | 120 | — | |
| 1934 | #768 | 76 | — | |
| 1933 | #858 | 61 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,320 | 31 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,287 | 32 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,320 | 33 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,244 | 41 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,520 | 29 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,923 | 18 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Ginger! It came in at #3,187, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1913, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ginger is popular in 1964
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Tennessee#129 · 1 in 611
- North Carolina#140 · 1 in 623
- Alabama#148 · 1 in 684
- Oklahoma#159 · 1 in 675
- Arkansas#163 · 1 in 757
Best ever in a state: #64 in Wyoming, 1967.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #129 | 57 | 1 in 611 |
| North Carolina | #140 | 74 | 1 in 623 |
| Alabama | #148 | 47 | 1 in 684 |
| Oklahoma | #159 | 28 | 1 in 675 |
| Arkansas | #163 | 23 | 1 in 757 |
| Georgia | #166 | 56 | 1 in 783 |
| Kansas | #187 | 20 | 1 in 859 |
| Oregon | #191 | 17 | 1 in 807 |
| Utah | #206 | 10 | 1 in 941 |
| Kentucky | #207 | 26 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Virginia | #209 | 35 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Colorado | #210 | 18 | 1 in 985 |
| Indiana | #210 | 41 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Texas | #216 | 106 | 1 in 984 |
| Missouri | #223 | 32 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Washington | #231 | 22 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Louisiana | #232 | 32 | 1 in 1,135 |
| South Carolina | #235 | 19 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Nebraska | #241 | 10 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Montana | #244 | 5 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Idaho | #245 | 5 | 1 in 1,024 |
| West Virginia | #245 | 10 | 1 in 1,524 |
| South Dakota | #247 | 5 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Ohio | #255 | 59 | 1 in 1,593 |
| Maine | #267 | 5 | 1 in 1,794 |
| Florida | #269 | 31 | 1 in 1,549 |
| Mississippi | #269 | 16 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Wisconsin | #270 | 18 | 1 in 2,200 |
| California | #284 | 111 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Illinois | #285 | 50 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Maryland | #296 | 15 | 1 in 2,004 |
| Iowa | #323 | 9 | 1 in 2,683 |
| Arizona | #327 | 9 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Pennsylvania | #345 | 35 | 1 in 2,858 |
| Michigan | #357 | 26 | 1 in 3,005 |
| Connecticut | #360 | 8 | 1 in 3,027 |
| Minnesota | #387 | 8 | 1 in 4,239 |
| Massachusetts | #434 | 9 | 1 in 5,577 |
| New Jersey | #446 | 13 | 1 in 4,378 |
| New York | #488 | 35 | 1 in 4,591 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ginger
- 220 spots since 2024 (#3,516 → #3,296)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#3,281 → #3,296)
- 677 spots since 2015 (#2,619 → #3,296)
- Biggest jump: 462 spots in 1933 (#1,320 → #858)
- Biggest drop: 180 spots in 1990 (#995 → #1,175)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1971 at #187 (1,670 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1933–1989
- Highest: 1 in 996 girls born in 1971 were named Ginger (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,197 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 25.5% of all girls named Ginger (11,780) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 111 | #1,600 (1918) | #2,166 |
| 1920s | 291 | #1,244 (1924) | #1,546 |
| 1930s | 1,000 | #469 (1936) | #825 |
| 1940s | 4,194 | #300 (1949) | #382 |
| 1950s | 9,012 | #266 (1959) | #283 |
| 1960s | 11,699 | #235 (1969) | #254 |
| 1970s | 11,780 | #187 (1971) | #229 |
| 1980s | 4,367 | #324 (1980) | #569 |
| 1990s | 1,227 | #1,138 (1992) | #1,383 |
| 2000s | 1,393 | #1,385 (2007) | #1,503 |
| 2010s | 862 | #1,513 (2010) | #2,337 |
| 2020s | 282 | #3,274 (2023) | #3,339 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ginger in 1964
Top girls' names in 1964
Top boys' names in 1964
More about 1964
girls
1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,602 of them was named Ginger, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 249,087 of them was named Ginger, which outranked 33.6% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,854Yves9
- #2,854Yvonne9
- #2,854Zach9
- #3,050Ginger8
- #3,050Agustine8
- #3,050Aharon8
- #3,050Alejo8
- #3,282Aarron7
- #3,282Abimael7
- #3,282Adams7
Tied with 231 names at #3,050; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
- ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
- ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
- ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
- ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.